mike_van_der_heyden

All I can say is that this is a spectacular image...

I think the shot conveys a wonderful emotion... I love the texture and high contrast...

Thank you for taking the time... I have shot this church a number of times but it's not often I get clouds like these and as for the tilt... I find it adds a little tension to the photo... being too level is a bit like being too centered... rule of thirds but in three dimensions...

Simply wonderful

Comments welcome and encouraged... I'm thinking of cropping part of

the left side of the image but I like the bush and the line of the

hill going behind... plus I don't want to lose too many of those

clouds... any opinions?

This worked out very nicely, first attempt or not. I assume the trees are lit by flash in the foreground? I'm wondering how this worked out so well with a 10d? I've been told exposures that long with a digital heats up the ccd and causes incredible noise. Most of the pwople I've seen attempt star trails digitally stack multiple shots. Well done one way or the other. I personally prefer star trails offset from the polar area.

Comments welcome.

I tried a different slide scanner and hope I brought out more detail

in this one...

Angel... backlit by the sun... fill flash for detail... comments

appreciated...

Thoughts are welcome...

I like it... it could almost be two different photos... the older man in the foreground appears to be giving advice, possibly to the young groom, and his wedding ring is highlighted by his hand gesture, highlighting his experiance in the matter... Meanwhile the young man in the background sneaking a kiss is indicitave of the joy and freedom of love, and likely not pondering the sober thoughts being explained by the fatherly figure in the foreground...

Next time I'll use a smaller aperture... and hope for a clear night

with no moon soon... the bright moon that night and a 70 min

exposure resulted in the church looking like a "daytime" shot...

still... I thought it made a pleasing composition...

This shot was sadly subjected to my very poor lexmark scanner... I

loved the expression on her face and thought it made a lovely

informal photo...

This is a recent photo for a friend in the oilfield bussiness... I

was after a "Strong" and "in control" type feeling... hope it

worked...

Colour detail from a recent shoot...

Any thoughts?

I'm not sure how I feel about the grain in this shot... What do you

think?

Any thoughts or constructive criticism?

When's the last time you had this much fun...

Prairie scene

Thanks for taking the time... I tried another in m portfolio... I appreciate you taking the time to give me a hand....

 

Constructive criticism?

Reworked the color a bit from the original... Comments and

constructive criticism welcome.

Comments are welcome...

I thought the ripple effect added to an otherwise ordinary shot...